Gathering InformationTexas

Texas is the largest state in the coterminous United States. It is located in the S Central part of the country and is bounded by Oklahoma, across the Red River except in the Texas panhandle (N); Arkansas (NE); Louisiana, across the Sabine River (E); the Gulf of Mexico (SE); Mexico, across the Rio Grande River (SW); and New Mexico (W). There are a wide variety of maps to choose from. Follow your ancestors through generations by finding the map that is closest to the time period when they lived.